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Brendon Crompton: Education advocate says parents should be held accountable for children unenrolled in school

Published: April 26, 2023, 7:55 p.m.

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A push to get more children back into school.

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Newstalk ZB can reveal nearly 10,000 children aged between five and 13 are not enrolled in formal education, almost 4,000 more than in 2021.\\xa0

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It\'s the highest number reported in the last five years.

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New Zealand Blue Light supports thousands of disengaged children who have become unenrolled.

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Chief Operating Officer Brendon Crompton told Mike Hosking parents should be held accountable.

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He says they know if a child isn\'t in school, they\'re more likely to get into crime or become a teen parent.

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